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Checklist of Family Pseudococcidae Heymons, 1915 (Mealy Bugs)
for Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Paraneoptera
Martynov, 1923
70
332
479
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Hemiptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Aphids, Bugs, Cicadas, Hemipterans, Hoppers, True bugs
61
303
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Sternorrhyncha
Amyot & Serville, 1843
Aphids, Coccids, Jumping Plant Lice, Mealybugs, Psyllids
17
90
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Coccoidea
Handlirsch, 1903
Coccids, Mealy Bugs, Mealybugs, Scale Insects, Scales
8
58
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPseudococcidae
Heymons, 1915
Mealy Bugs, Mealybug, Mealybugs
15
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
15 Genera with 29 Species
Delococcus Ferris, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Delottococcus Cox & Ben-Dov, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Dysmicoccus Ferris, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Ferrisia Fullaway, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Formicococcus Takahashi, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Geococcus Green, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Maconellicoccus Ezzat, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Paraputo Laing, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Phenacoccus Cockerell, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Planococcoides Ezzat & McCo..., 19292SpeciesTaxom
Planococcus Ferris, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Pseudococcus Westwood, 1961Spike Primrose4SpeciesTaxom
Rastrococcus Ferris, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Saccharicoccus Ferris, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tylococcus Newstead, 19472SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
29 Species
Delococcus tafoensis Strickland, 1947
Delottococcus proteae Hall, 1937
Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909Citrophilus mealybug
Dysmicoccus brevipes Cockerell, 1893Chanchito Blanca De La Pina
Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962Grey mealybug
Ferrisia virgata (Cockerell, 1893)⇒ Ferrisia malvastra McDaniel, 1962
Geococcus coffeae Green, 1933Brown Scale
Maconellicoccus ugandae Laing, 1925
Paraputo anomala Newstead, 1910
Paraputo loranthi Strickland, 1947
Phenacoccus hargreavesi Laing, 1925
Phenacoccus madeirensis Green, 1923Madeira mealybug
Phenacoccus manihoti Matile-Ferrero, 1977Cassava mealybug
Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, 1898Cotton mealybug
Planococcoides celtis Strickland, 1947
Planococcoides njalensis Laing, 1929Cacao mealybug
Planococcus boafoensis Strickland, 1947
Planococcus citri (Risso, 1813)⇒ Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905
Planococcus halli Ezzat & McCo..., 1956Hall's mealybug
Planococcus kenyae Le Pelley, 1935Coffee mealybug
Planococcus lilacinus Cockerell, 1905Cacao mealybug
Pseudococcus calceolariae (Maskell, 1879)⇒ Dysmicoccus boninsis Kuwana, 1909
Pseudococcus concavocerarii James, 1934
Pseudococcus longispinus Targioni-Toz..., 1867Cotonet Longispino
Pseudococcus occiduus De Lotto, 1961
Rastrococcus invadens Williams, 1986Mango mealybug
Saccharicoccus sacchari Cockerell, 1895Pink sugar-cane mealybug
Tylococcus malacanthae Strickland, 1947
Tylococcus westwoodi Strickland, 1947

Subnodes of Pseudococcidae with occurrences in Ghana
SubfamilyPhenacoccinae
Šulc, 1944
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPseudococcinae
6
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyRhizoecinae
Williams, 1969
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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